Moroni 9: 25-26

 

How has Christ given you hope regardless of your circumstances?

"25 My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.

26 And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen." (Moroni 9: 25-26)

And here's the commentary entitled: "I can have hope in Christ regardless of my circumstances." : 

"After describing the wickedness he had seen, Mormon told his son not to grieve. What impresses you about Mormon’s message of hope? What does it mean to you for Christ to “lift [you] up”? What attributes of Christ and principles of His gospel “rest in your mind” and give you hope? (Moroni 9:25).

See also Russell M. Nelson, “Joy and Spiritual Survival,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2016, 81–84."

What impresses me about Mormon's message of hope is that the Lord's own sufferings and death, and the showing of his body (after He was ressurected) indeed is a source of hope of His glory and of eternal life for those who are faithful to Him. 

For Christ to "lift me up" whatever circumstance I find myself in means reaching out to Him and allowing Him to hold my hand and raise me up from my situation as He comes to my rescue. He's "lifting me up" more often recently than ever before. He did come to my rescue just this past week. When I was given a mountain load of work on the spot, I did reach out to Him and He did come to my rescue. I did allow Him to hold my hand and raise me up from my situation. He did show me how He humbly submitted Himself to those who mocked and judged Him, gave Him his cross (mountain of load) to carry, and crucified Him. As I look to Him I am able to share my mountain of load with Him so it becomes lighter for me to carry and I am able to smile as I feel joy. Indeed I can do all things through Christ. Without Him, I am nothing. With Him, I am everything. There is nothing I cannot do when He is beside me. Everything is possible with Him because He makes miracles happen. When I wasn't able to finish the Christmas crafts I'm making for my students this past week, the Lord inspired one of our Thai teacher assistants that she is able to figure out what to do as finishing touches to my craft. Then all the assistants plus my fellow Filipina teacher did help to complete my project and get them displayed right on time! These are miracles indeed!